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Murray died on 6 January 1992, aged 41, from a cocktail of drink and pills. Hannon discovered his body at the jockey's home in
Wiltshire. His sister Judy listed several factors that may have caused his death, including health fears - he was troubled by ulcers caused by many years of dieting - and the
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In July 1968, he suffered a near-fatal fall riding Windy Breeze at
Windsor. He went over the rails - he believed he was put over them deliberately - and broke his jaw in 48 places "like a shattered teacup". He was in hospital for seven weeks. He returned to riding at
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517:Al Bahathri
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501:Al Bahathri
477:Cairn Rouge
453:Acclimatise
374:Al Bahathri
338:he won the
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320:Irish Derby
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231:Tim Forster
207:Tony Murray
183:Cairn Rouge
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163:Acclimatise
130:Irish Derby
91:Oaks Stakes
25:Tony Murray
769:Categories
727:22 October
701:21 October
647:References
416:Major wins
297:Giacometti
266:Ryan Price
262:Doug Smith
47:1950-02-18
31:Occupation
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346:of 1980.
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213:-winning
635:See also
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572:(1980),
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324:Tyrnavos
199:Tyrnavos
175:At Talaq
171:Al Sylah
558:Ireland
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332:Eclipse
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227:Wantage
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221:Career
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88:(1975)
35:Jockey
489:Bruni
403:Death
382:Irish
305:Bruni
255:Ascot
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752:ISBN
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